Ian McCall admitted it’s advantage Raith Rovers in the title race after 10 man Arbroath sent Ayr United to their third defeat in four games.

A Ryan Wallace equaliser cancelled out Alan Forrest’s early strike which had put Ayr in the driving seat.

Arbroath then had Tom O’Brien sent off a for a second yellow with nine minutes to go but grabbed the winner when Leighton McIntosh cashed in a horror blunder by Jordan Hart who dashed off his line and lost the ball.

It means Ayr head to Kirkcaldy next Saturday a point behind Raith who have two games in hand.